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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
2
A fragment from the city court page mentions Momenta Paper in relation to local proceedings. The readable text lacks a clear case, date, or outcome, offering only scattered references to names and a generic court context.
An essay contrasts past populist fervor with current decline, noting how labels fade as parties critique spending. It discusses legislative appropriations, state finances, and the clash between governors and lawmakers, touching on Mead, Wilson, Ankeny, McBride, and political maneuvering in Yakima and Seattle within regional power dynamics.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses Congressman Jones and a tense district scene. It references watching political recognition, weariness growing hourly, and the public's exposure to shifting signals while unintelligible phrases hint at electoral tension.
A garbled page fragment mixes personal names, places from Windom and Wislock, district references, and a nutrition advertisement. It includes medical product claims and pharmacy branding, with scattered scores or measurements and unrelated prose about digestion.
A.M. Aka of Wood Indiana claims a treatment helped advanced lung trouble. He describes taking a therapy, noting some benefit and recommending it. The text appears as a fragment with multiple garbled phrases and unclear context.
A fragmented local notice describes a proposed street project on Cascade Avenue under a street commissioner appointed by the council. It notes funding by a large cash grant, uncertain timing, and past related improvements nearby. The account includes anecdotes about ankle sprains and a product claim from E.M. Browns and PLB Stalint, with limited corroboration.
In Lawis County the presidential postmasters approved a salary rise for the year starting July 1, 1906. Centralia would see $2000 up from $2200, Chehalis $2000 up from $2100, Winlock $1400 up from $1300, with Bee likely referenced in the same adjustment.
R H Miller of Centralia Washington says his wife suffered two years with kidney and back pain until she used Doan's Kidney Pills bought at Croan Pharmacy. After two boxes the relief was complete and life improved. Sold by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Doan's is the trusted name.
Fire gutted a dwelling owned by Sowards of Good Creek with only a few contents saved. Cause unknown though the blaze caused extensive damage. Ads tout Electric Bitters as a remedy in local period style, pitched as a blood purifier and general tonic.
Chehalis city council accepted Engineer Hermans report on the pine and entivated drainage project. Committees with the city attorney were instructed to prepare a resolution covering the work to be presented at the next meeting. The council aims to begin drainage system construction soon.
Chehalis to celebrate the 47th with Woodmen of the World leading efforts. An executive committee including C. O. Gingeleh RH. Thompson and Join A. Gibbfi was named to organize events. A full program of picnics races and baseball games is planned with Tacoma’s Princes possibly joining.
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